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The Indian Air Force (IAF) reached a significant milestone with a night landing by an IAF C-130 J aircraft at the Kargil airstrip..
Revealed through an official post on X by the Indian Air Force, the night landing at Kargil involved strategic terrain masking techniques during the flight..
This achievement highlights the successful completion of a night landing by the Indian Air Force's C-130 J aircraft at the formidable Kargil airstrip..
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